Chauncey Forward Black
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Chauncey Forward Black (November 24, 1839 – December 2, 1904) was the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
from 1883 to 1887. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1886.
Chauncy Black was also an author best known for ghostwriting
a biography of Abraham Lincoln
for his bodyguard Ward Hill Lamon
titled The Life of Abraham Lincoln; from his Birth to his Inauguration as President published in 1872.
Chauncey Black was the son of the United States Attorney General
Jeremiah Black, and grandson of Representative Henry Black
. His maternal grandfather was Representative Chauncey Forward
.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
from 1883 to 1887. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1886.
Chauncy Black was also an author best known for ghostwriting
Ghostwriter
A ghostwriter is a professional writer who is paid to write books, articles, stories, reports, or other texts that are officially credited to another person. Celebrities, executives, and political leaders often hire ghostwriters to draft or edit autobiographies, magazine articles, or other written...
a biography of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
for his bodyguard Ward Hill Lamon
Ward Hill Lamon
Ward Hill Lamon was a personal friend and self-appointed bodyguard of the American President Abraham Lincoln. Lamon was famously absent the night Lincoln was assassinated, having been sent by Lincoln to Richmond, Virginia....
titled The Life of Abraham Lincoln; from his Birth to his Inauguration as President published in 1872.
Chauncey Black was the son of the United States Attorney General
United States Attorney General
The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. The attorney general is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government...
Jeremiah Black, and grandson of Representative Henry Black
Henry Black (Representative)
Henry Black was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:Henry Black was born near the borough of Somerset, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
. His maternal grandfather was Representative Chauncey Forward
Chauncey Forward
Chauncey Forward was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Chauncey Forward was born in Old Granby, Connecticut. He moved with his father to Ohio in 1800, and a short time afterward to Greensburg, Pennsylvania...
.